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May 20,. 1924..'

s. c. WILSON LAST Filed April 25. 5191s Patented Mey zo, 19224.

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v SIDNEY c. WILsQNgOFrENN YAN, NEW YORK', AssrGNon To-:wILsoN lrnocnss, moonf PORATED, oF .Boomsma NEW; Yoan, a Co;E :Poa'ATIo1\Tv on NEWYORK,

I LAST. l

Application med April as, 191s. serial No. 230,635.

o all whom '25 may concern.

, Be it known that I, SIDNEY C. W1LsoN, a citizen of the United- States, and resident of Penn Yanin the county of Yates and 5 State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Lasts, of which the following description, `in connection with the accompanying drawings, is av specification, like letters on the drawings representing ,like

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Lasts are usedl ingthe manufacture :of shoes to supporttheshoe parts in the proper relationship to each other while they vare being secured together and to give shape and character to the shoe. Thepresent inventijonaims to devise an improvedform of `last whichY will perform. not only the functions of the lasts' heretofore used fbut .will also perform certain additional' functions 30 that facilitate the'shoeimanufacturing'steps.

Stated more specifically the invention is directed to the provision in a llastiofmeans for protecting certain parts o f'afshoe supportedthereon with a 'view to reducing the vliability of injuryto these parts during the various steps -in the process lof vmanufacture of the shoe.

of this invention' tollv proyide-r a .last with means for retaining certain portions ofthe shoe supported ,thereon in the proper., .tem Vper` forvrthe manufacturing operations on said parts, the term temper being used: in the trade sense to designate that lcondition in lwhich-the stock contains suflicien't moisf ture orsomefother softening, agent to keep it in a1 Asoft andA pliable condition. These 'l stitches, turnifng, backftthe channel, ilapnin `-'readiness n, vforV thegstitching, operation, @and v l then coating ,thi'sf'lap .with cement ,f so that objects and the'mannerin which itl ispronposed .i to f accomplish` them vwill be readily understood froma detailed description off 40 one embodiment of the invention and thel out in the appended claims. ,f

Referring now 'to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a last constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bottom of the last; and Y Y Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3 3, Fig. 1,

The drawings show a very common co1n mercial type of divided last comprising a forepart 2 and a heel part 4e joined together by links that permit the relative movement of the heel and foreparts from an extended 56 position in which they are shown in the novel features will be particularlyppinted and 4vice-versa, porting face-ofthe last isfprovided at the last'vllisV Ymade of v some relatively rigidfmature, 1; Preferably the. covering 8'fisfm'ade o f'felt For some uses', as fo'iiinstancew-in manufacturing welt f or e turnl shoes, thel felt project. slightly! beyond theY surface .ofthe It is also a particular object: l

ytypeand/according to vtrhelprocessdisclosed in c April 25 `1918, IandqSerialV Noli 230,633, filed April 25,-19-18, ,respectivel y in?, Vwhich the insoleA is `channeled on. vits inner; surface ,to -receive the stitches that unite the lin'so'le','11;l@' Yper;.landev outsole. Y SuchY insole jis prepared before beingfr attached m the last'by div-Wings tO va collapsed or broken condition,l

The bottom or sole supheel seat with the usual anvil plate yGand Ain front of the vheel'seat ,with fa yielding moisture retaining covering, preferably set into a recess formed 4in the central portion ofthe last bottom, and surrounded'by'a marginal tackf receivingjporftion 10,? The body- 'ofthe terial, usually wood, and the insert 8y should be made of some yielding, ,-iibrou's material,

'capable' of retaining moistureor any other tempering agent, herein referred to,y as moisinsertshould be ofl lsuchafthickness` that it ,will lie substantially flushl with Ll rfwi'll tack nreceiving portionY 10 v`but inf the; construction shown, which ,is ,intendedprimarily lfor vthe manufacture o fMcKayshoes, the

sole supporting surfaceof thefelt-piecer8 lies slightly below the l face of therm'argin Y1 0.

This `,construction :of `lasti s of particular ,util-ity.y :inl manufacturing shoes ofJ ,the Y cutting rthe channehtd receive th'e inseam after@ the :stitching operation. vhas `been com- V pleted the apcan. 'befat lonce,turned fdo'wn .tionwithout ,thegneces'sitiy ffoi'. then. performsole in'condition for the stitching operationz 1l In manufacturing shoes on' Yl'ast's'pof `tl'eftypes now commonly used it is generally necessary to re-temper the soles before the stitching operation is'v performed; but by using a lastv of the type herein shovvn- 'and vdescribed the necessity for a Second tempering is avoided since, if the felt covering is moistened thoroughly before the shoe is assembled, it 'Will retain an ample supply of moisture to keep the ,channel iap, and the insole in temper during the entire time that the shoe 'is on 'the last. Consequently' when the shoe is re- Vmoved from the lastrfolr the'stitchingopera tion the sole Will be found in the proper 'condition for this process, and the channel Lfl-ap also Will be' properly teinp'er'ed 'and in rthe required tacky conditionytoj betulned down over the stitches immediately after'the stitching operation lhas been cempl'eted.

.Themember 8 also acts asa cushion 'forf'the turn shoe is channel'ledonitsz'outer orlt'rea'd l face the last Will protectthe channel 'flap in the same `Way that .it protects thechannel flap of 'the insole 'of the4 shoe *abovewde scribed.Y The fact that theffeltwcovering s'upplies moisture to 'thelinnervface of the Vsole will ematerally, prolong the Aperiod'.,vvit'h- Yin which thesole wilzberetened' i111 te Per i andwiltma laree'per'ceetaseef Cases? 'oid the' necessity for rie-'tempering Vthe channel flap or lip'on the outer surface ofthe Asole on theflast. Y

; The marga Yio piaviaea afqiijiiajire'feii coverings aards; me@ spaafafeidriving of ,the lasting tacksfin,manufacturing Vshoes of the VWelt, turn, oi'thepeculiarMc- Kay type ,above described. v1f 'itin/et df "-sired to` manufacture the :type of" 'Mc- 'Kay Shoe on this last', it is vdus" "that theV 'isual anvil plate against 'which the lasting tacks' could be clinched. Y n

yWhile the invention has Vbeen herein shown as applied to a `last of the" vdivided type, it is obvious` that it is equally applicable to a solid or block last and it Will also be evident that if it should prove ydesirable to retain in temper some other portion'of the shoe than that 'sp'eciiicially referred to it would merely be necessary touse a. moisture Y retaining. means, such as `that indicated' at Ail, upon the part of the last which supports thatA particular portion of 'the shoe.`

VVh'atis claimed as new, is:

le. A last having aY sole supportingfface comprising `a marginaly tack receiving p'o'r- Y 'tion anda moisture retainingportion yadjacent to saidv tack receiving portion.VY

2. vA nah-wing a rein inse-it ser interne Y central portion ofthe Asole supporting4 face olf the last front'offthe heel seat, said face havingva tack receiving margin arouiidsaid Vfelt insert'.

A ias@ fOr-toets' 'and aimes' haring a rigid fmarginal portion on the 'las'tbottom raised substantially above ther central p'or tion or 'the last bottom `and jconstitutiiig,a

inaginal surfaceA cooperating" With 'the lasting 'ofthe'shoe thereon, combination-synth `a l"ensliioning inserty set' il'n'to 'tlf'e' 'central pertioii of the', last vbottoniY oonnedly `said raised marginal part and constituting-i 'moisyture retaining means.'

. 4'. A last forus'e in` manufactureoffboots and shoes, having the last 'bottom in"l Ltvvo` planes, the inner'centralt portiono'f the forepart` and shank being in 'a' plane recessed from that' of "the marginak'portion of the llfast 'bottom above t'h'e plane of' said"iinerV 'recessed portion, i and 'a lling' 'for "said 'recessed portion Aof cushioning' material'ada'p'tf ed .as a moisture retaining means, s'ai'd cushmixing 'material substantially lining the cen- "triall recess of the v last, I'and constituting" a protecting-housingfor thje vcharirel flap' n f an-/insole'during the lasting pro'cess'. n

f testi' ony vs'rhereof', 1 'havesi ""ediny "ii'anieto'tiiis specification, tnep'iesenee vor twosiibseribingwitnesses. Y 

